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Multilocus sequence typing identifies evidence for recombination and two distinct lineages of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2010
Bolt Frances, Cassiday Pamela, Tondella Maria Lucia, Dezoysa Aruni, Efstratiou Androulla, Sing Andreas, Zasada Aleksandra, Bernard Kathryn, Guiso Nicole, Badell Edgar, Rosso Marie-Laure, Baldwin Adam, Dowson Christopher
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We describe the development of a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of the potentially fatal upper respiratory disease diphtheria. Global changes in diphtheria epidemiology are highlighted by the recent epidemic in the former Soviet Union...
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